It’s a comedy of errors when it comes to the Cowboys, Jekyll and Hyde, a roller coaster, and sometimes just tough to watch. After a magnificent beginning to the game, where the Cowboys seemed to have Lions in check both offensively and defensively, things began to unravel and eventually losing the game 34-30.

The Cowboys blew a 27-3 lead they had early in the second half, leading to the Lions second comeback victory in 2 weeks. It began with the enigmatic return of Bobby Carpenter, who picked off Romo on a short pass he returned for a TD. This was then followed by another quick pass on the following series by Chris Houston, who also returned the pass for a pick six. Then Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson began to pick apart the secondary of the Cowboys in the 4th quarter hooking up 5 times for 2 touchdowns.

There are no excuses for Romo this week. Hurt ribs or not, his picks turned the momentum of the game, and the picks were on him. There are a few reasons for optimism for the team. Like the play of Laurent Robinson, who had 7 catches for 117 yards, after being with the team for only a short time making Kevin Ogletree look very cut-able. Dez Bryant also hauled in 2 very impressive touchdown catches.

All this does little to alleviate the resurgence of team breakdown. This will be a hard pill to swallow for the team going into their BYE week that will be followed by a trip to Foxborough.

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My name is David Willow. Your NFL and Fantasy Jedi. I have lived in Dallas, TX most of my life. I have been following both football and basketball since I was a child. I love being able to research and analyze different players and teams. I've been a fantasy sports enthusiast for around 8 years with some titles to back that. I have a Bachelors degree in History with a minor in English. Other hobbies include me being part of an acting workshop for five years, playing guitar, and working out. Hit me up with any comments, questions or opinions.

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In response to “Cowboys Blow a 21-3 Halftime Lead”

He has flat out blown 2 games this year and the season is 4 games old, what a joke! He blew it in NY to start the year and he just laid a nice egg in Dallas this afternoon. Going into the bye week to boot. Mind you Garrett’s play-calling which was suspect at best when he was the OC still hamstrings this teams ability to move the ball.

Really can’t disagree with those points. The game was on Romo, and Garrett didn’t do enough to slow the game down after either pick 6. This could end up being a much tougher loss than the Jets game was for the team.

That’s a curious point Mark. Garrett has had tremendous success as coordinator, running a successful offense early in games. However, it’s late in games that the team has continued to blow leads, and though I would certainly levy some of the blame on the players, since they are the ones on the field making plays. Garrett may need someone in his ear to urge him to take his foot off the pedal in certain situations.

I think both Garrett and Romo shoulder most of the blame for Romo throwing into coverages when he should throw it away, and Garrett for not knowing when to go conservative, even though Felix Jones isn’t what many would consider a hard nose running back that could be used as a clock killer. Some blame should also go to Rob Ryan for playing too reckless on Calvin Johnson when the Lions were rallying late in the game, single coverage when the game is on the line is a little too cocky.

To answer your question of why Garrett is still OC. I believe it has mostly to do with Jerry Jones saving some money, and that he believed the success that Garrett had under Wade overshadowed the failures and need to employ another coach. In others words he’s a two for one.